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Training Guide

The CICAE Arthouse Cinema Training and Mentoring Programme (ACT) is the evolution of the until now called “Art Cinema = Action + Management” programme, an international residential training programme for arthouse exhibitors, taking place in Venice.

The ATELIER LUDWIGSBURG-PARIS is a one-year full-time continuous training program to enhance competitiveness of the European film industry. The program is organized by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg and La Fémis in Paris.

Berlinale Talents is the Berlin International Film Festival’s talent development programme for 200 emerging filmmakers and series creators from all over the worldthat explores the how and why of movie making.

CAR­TOON is an inter­na­tion­al non-prof­it asso­ci­a­tion based in Brus­sels. CARTOON’s remit is to sup­port the ani­ma­tion indus­try by organ­is­ing sev­er­al types of events through­out the year ded­i­cat­ed to ani­ma­tion professionals.

CEE Animation Workshop (CEE AW) is a year-long programme to develop projects and enhance producers skills in animation. It is primarily aimed at participants from countries with low production capacity, in particular from the CEE region. The programme also invites other EU producers to apply if they have a proven link or interest in working with the CEE region or the LCC.

Exclusive training program for female-identifying documentary filmmakers who are seeking support to develop their films and professional skills. CIRCLE is designed both for talented directors and producers who are in the process of developing their first feature-length documentary, as well as the more experienced authors, who will be given the opportunity to further improve their skills and develop their projects.

CPH:LAB is CPH:DOX’s talent development programme that encourages creative risk-taking, facilitates collaboration across borders and business sectors, and supports visionaries to push the existing boundaries of documentary filmmaking.

On the Creative Simulation Technologies course, participants will learn how to master the art and science of simulations in the Houdini-certified, full-time course taught by active specialists from the VFX industry. Topics include fluid simulations, rigid body work, Pyro dynamics, GPU rendering, and interactive, real-time graphics.

"Developing an Animated TV Special and TV Series: scriptwriting and concept development" is aimed at developing audiovisual projects for young audiences.

dok.incubator is an 8-month-long workshop for high-quality documentary films in the rough cut stage, projects with the ambition to target a wide European audience and US distribution.

A five-days immersive Audience-focused workshop exploring 360º film marketing by gaining insight about the classic tools and the latest trends in Digital PR, social media management, digital marketing and Audience building.

The EAVE Producers Workshop (PW) is aimed at producers (fiction, documentary, TV series, new media) who wish to operate at European level by increasing their knowledge of co-producing and joining a pan-European professional network. Applications from associated branches of the industry are also welcome.

PUENTES Europe - Latin America Co-Production Workshop is a project-based year-long training programme including two 5-day residential workshops and a market module at Ventana Sur.

Ties That Bind brings together Asian and European producers with feature film projects and related professionals during two workshops, guided by top-level Asian and European industry professionals.

An intensive four day workshop event for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience reinforcing their managerial and financial capacity to compete successfully in European and global markets and to run sustainable companies.

EMERGING PRODUCERS is a training programme designed for the up-and-coming producers of documentary films in Europe. The programme facilitates personal and professional skills development, with a special emphasis put on the role of producers in today’s film industry environment. It focuses on promoting talented European producers, introducing them to the international film market, and on creating a new network of film professionals with the aim to increase the potential of European co-productions.

ESoDoc - European Social Documentary is an 8-month long training initiative for media professionals who want to improve their storytelling and co-creative skills, to broaden the potential of their documentary and new media project to gain access to a larger market.

ESSENTIAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK (ELF) is a long-running training series featuring residential workshops, online courses (eTraining) and from 2022 on, compact online seminars. The training equips audiovisual professionals with crucial skills and competences with an emphasis on legal and business aspects. The training activities offer relevant topics, hands-on information, acclaimed experts and valuable networking, employing a variety of formats and methodologies.

EURODOC is an observatory of, and an in depth training program in creative documentary production. Today, EURODOC is a strong and active network of more than 1,300 members from 60 countries worldwide.

From immersive storytelling to development, from ideation to prototyping to production and distribution – pick your opportunity that meets best your – or your project‘s – needs and join us online and on-site in Munich and Leipzig.

We recommend the 2-day online Ideation Camp on September 27th and 28th, 2022 as a perfect preparation for the Prototyping Lab (no contribution fee).

Whether narrative, or industrial - no matter what industry you or your company are developing for, we all face the same challenges: the paradigm shift from frame to world, from square to sphere, from linear to interactive, and from creator-perspective to audience-/customer centricity.

In our Prototyping Lab, we work across disciplines and industries, focusing on production processes, business models, scalability and distribution. Together we work on ideas for the medium and the markets of the future.

THE BOOSTER is an intensive training led by international experts to improve pitch and presentation, get the latest insights & trends for the XR contents, industry, and market, be at the forefront of the XR technologies, and learn how to develop and finance an XR project. Training leads are Sylvain Grain (Stereopsia EUROPE) and Astrid Kahmke (European Creators’ Lab).

This 3-day lab is for professionals from all creative and artistic backgrounds, who are interested in expanding, updating and deepen their knowledge in the field of immersive storytelling. We give you an overview of the state of the art, talk about important award-winning experiences and ground-breaking experiments, and invite mentors to share their expertise and knowledge.

The European Showrunner Programme (ESP) is truly unique in its content and scope.

The EWA Network’s Producers’ Mentoring Scheme proposes a career enhancement programme for 16 female independent audiovisual producers and runs over 10 months.

Do you have an idea for a documentary project that is in development or early production stage? Make sure that your synopsis, trailer, and presentation skills gain the attention of the most demanding decision-makers and succeed internationally.

FeatureLab focuses on artistic and creative aspects as well as on production and promotion strategies in the development of 1st and 2nd feature films.

Film+ is a hands-on training program for filmmakers working with micro-budget. The program selects projects that can be in one of three different stages: development, production or post- production, and provides tailored training depending on the stage the project is in.

FIRST FILMS FIRST is an intensive professional training program aimed at supporting young Southeast European film directors to develop their first feature-length fiction film.

Green Film Lab aims to train European film professionals on green practices in film production, how to apply a green protocol, and get a certification.

The Aim of eQuinoxe Europe is to support the development and production potential of strong, culturally and linguistically diverse screenplays for an international audience.

LIM - Less Is More - training action was launched in 2016. Created by Le Groupe Ouest (France) and its Romanian partners (Control N and TIFF), with the support of its founding partners, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (Belgium) and Krakow Festival Film Office (Poland), LIM is European in essence.

With the perfect mix of workshops, webinars, pitches and extensive networking opportunities, the prestigious Masterschool is a one-stop-shop for non-fiction projects of all media looking for a boost in the European market.

MIDPOINT Feature Launch is project, script and skills development program with networking platform for directorial debuts or second features. The core is dedicated to 9 teams of writer and/or director and also to 3 aspiring script consultants who follow the whole script development process.

MIDPOINT Series Launch is as an “idea-to-market” project and skills development program spanning over 7 months. The program is dedicated to 9 teams of writer/s and producer/s, potentially a director, with long-form series projects in development and also 3 development executive participants (DEs) who follow the whole development training.

NEXT STEPS is a training series designed specifically to diversify European audiovisual companies and help them adopt the opportunities of digitization and master a cultural shift within by tackling the underrepresentation of marginalized groups.

ScriptLab – story editing is hands-on training for film professionals who want to work with writers and directors in the development stage of their fiction feature film projects. The aim of the programme is to provide insight into the development process of a feature film – focusing on the early scriptwriting stage.

SERIAL EYES, Europe’s premier postgraduate training programme in serials development, prepares the next generation of European TV writers and emerging showrunners to bring 1st-class serialized storytelling to TV screens across the continent and beyond.

SeriesLab is aimed at developing innovative and high-profile international TV series projects and stands out for involving all the main players involved in TV series production – scriptwriters, producers, and TV broadcasters – and for offering a close link between the scriptwriting process and the TV industry.

The programme provides the participants with an intensive 5-month career development training, plus a final presentation in one of the main European TV markets in 2023.

Eureka Series is an intensive three-month training course for twelve emerging writers and producers of television drama series from all over Europe. Delivered in partnership with La Fémis, it is an initiative created by the Series Mania Institute to train professionals in the rapidly changing TV series industry, with a strong focus on European collaboration.

The intensive educational course for novice creators of stop-motion animation – StopMoLab created by the Polish Momakin starts in April 2022 and will last 9 months. It will be a time of intense work and learning under the watchful eye of world-class specialists and professionals who are daily associated with such productions as "Corpse Bride", "My Life as a Zucchini" or "The Red Turtle".

There is plentiful offer across Europe dedicated to green producing, however, to get to carbon zero as an industry we need to apply these standards to every aspect of our industry and that means looking at all the businesses and sectors operating within it. No film/TV series will be truly carbon zero until the businesses and people involved across the whole process and value chain are operating sustainably.

Europa Distribution is the European Network of Independent Film Publishers and Distributors. Our membership is composed of 116 distribution companies originating from 24 European and 6 non-European countries.

Strengthening independent producers, ACE Producers uses the power of the ACE Network’s collective knowledge to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities in an ever-changing industry.

Script development programme for writer/directors or teams of writer and director with a fiction feature film script at an early stage of development. Throughout the year the projects, which in general begin the programme in a treatment stage, are developed through the enriching experience of sharing this creative stage of the writing process with the other filmmakers in the group.